Elevator track mounting



March 1933- LE ROY H. KIESLING 0 ELEVATOR TRACK MOUNTING Filed July 17, 1951 INVENTOR BY B 1 Hm KW A TTORNE Y3.

Patented Mar. 14, 1933 UNITED. T E PA ENT OFFICEQFV LE ROY n. xmsnme, or BROOKLYN, new YORK ELEVATOR TRACK MOUNTING n ucatiaamea July 17, 1931., Serial no. 551,388.

This invention is a novel elevator track mounting and relates more particularly to a construction for adj ustably mounting the vertically extending track of an elevator upon the wall or walls of the elevator shaft.

The general object of the present invention is to improve and simplify known means of mounting elevator tracks, as well as to cheapen the cost of construction thereof and to simplify the labor of erecting and installing the apparatus, Without impairing efliciency and durability. The illustrated embodiment is shown applied to an elevator of the type used, for example in ofiice buildings wherein the guide means consists usually of a single track at each of the two opposite sides of the shaft, such track being of T-shape with its flange clamped to the mounting means and its web projecting inwardly and forming the actual guide on which the sliding shoes of the elevator car contact and run. Inthis or equivalent elevator construction the present invention has the advantage that the opposite pair of tracks are readily and effectively mounted, adjusted and secured at the place of use by the constructor without the need of drilling or machining of other operations and with minimum difliculty in properly spacing, alining and clamping the tracks in place.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those conversant with the subject matter to which the invention relates. To the attainment of such objects and advantages the present invention consists in the novel elevator track mounting, and the novel features of combina- I Fig. 3 on a smaller scale is a'right elevation view, with certain parts shown in section;

In the drawingcorresponding'numbers 1 designate the same parts in the severalfigures,

The illustratedtrack member10, fat each side of the elevator shaft, may be of-any convenient shape, such as the usual T-shape.

Thus the track member 1O is shown as composed of a web or track portion 11 having smooth or machinedcopposite faces 12 upon" which run the shoes of the'car, with one or two outer flanges 13 by which the track mem- I ber is mounted and clamped permanently in place. The "track member 10 Will be understood to extend continuously vertically throughfthe height of the building-with tongue and groove or other convenient joints between successive sections thereof The elevatorshaftwall 14' may be composed of any suitable building material, brick, cement or the like. As indicated in Fig. 3 a series of mountingmeans 15, 15*- etc. for the guiding track 1 0 is indicated," spaced for example 10 feet apart vertically. 1

The details of the elevator track mounting hereof will now be described. A horizontal or hanger plate 16 of structural steel or the like'is shown as permanently and-firmly attached 'to' the shaft wall 14 by means "of ly to a convenient anchoring position. a Extending inwardly from the hanger plate are shown twothreaded members or posts 18,

preferably at the samelevel, and spaced substantially apart horizontally. These thread- 1 ed posts constitutepart of the adjustable mounting means forthetrack'memberl-o. On

each of, the threaded posts is shown an outer nut '19. Contacting against the two nuts 19 is a cross bar 20 against which the flanges '13 of the track member are rigidly held, Thecross but they might be U-shape recesses extending inwardlyfrom the ends of the bar.

Opposed-to the outer nuts 19 are a pair' of inner nuts 22, one: on each-threaded] post, these being arrangedso that when tightened through bolts 17 which-may extend outwardthey bear upon the cross bar to clamp and lock it permanently in place. 7 Preferably the nuts 22 are arranged not only to clamp the cross bar upon the threaded posts, but also to clamp the flanges of the T rail or track upon the cross bar. A convenient fitting for this purpose is a curved clip 23 arranged beneath each nut :22 and arranged to bear at onev'side directly upon the cross bar and at the other side directly upon the track flange. I

By this arrangement-when the parts are adjusted and the nuts tightened a rigid permanent structure is secured. The track is readily adjustable inwardly and outwardly by looseningand tightening the nuts 19, 19 and 22, 22 respectively. Indeed,in-case it is I necessary to tilt slightly the position of the track member 10 one pair of nuts 19, 22 may be adj ustablerelatively to the other pair. In

this way a very accurate setting of the guiding track is :readily obtainable and rigidly securable, with the two opposite tracks in exact alinement with each other. In dotted lines in'FigJl is indicated an adjustment wherein the track is adjusted bodily-inward and at the same'time tilted slightly to one side. In this way any unevenness in the par allelism of the opposite walls can'be corrected and the tracks truedup relatively to each other and the car. V

i The present invention wholly dispenses with the common practise of inserting thin shaft wall, a series of vertically spaced mountings, each comprising an apertured 7 cross bar, a-pair of'threaded posts projecting from the wall and engaging the apertures of the cross bar, and means for ad usting and clamping the cross bar upon each post, and clamping the track flange to the cross bar.

'In' testimony whereof, this specification has been duly signed by:' i

' LE'ROY I-I. KIESLING.

plates and shims behind the flanges of. the

track and endeavoring by trial and substitutionkto attain thegcorrect position for the trac In cases where not only the'car but the counterweight may be guided'by adjustable iraplks the present invention may be used for 0t a i There has thus been described an elevator track mounting embodying the principles and .attaining the objects and advantages of the present invention. Since various matters of combination, arrangement, construction and detail may be modifiedwithout depart ing from the principles of the invention it is not intended to, limit the invention to such matters except so far as set forth inthe appended claims. V y I i What is claimed is:

1. An elevator track mounting comprising a hanger plate on the shaft wall, horizontally ed nuts on said posts outside of and bearing on said cross bar, and threaded'nuts on said posts inside of and bearing on saidtrack member and bar'to hold them inrigid rela tion. I o

' 2.'A mountingas inclaim 1 and wherein the cross bar apertures loosely fit the post and betweenthe cross bar and each inner nut is 

